Magnolia x Soulangiana

This is also found near my house. The name is 'Sarasa-Mokuren' or
Magnolia x Soulangiana.







'Sarasa-Mokuren' @ Green Art Museum

At first I doubted this is a late-blossomed Haku-Mokuren (Magnolia
Heptapeta), but my friends said that this could be a Kobushi (Magnolia
Praecocissima). Then I found that this seems to have the name plate!
And at last we found this is Sarasa-Mokuren (Magnolia x Soulangiana).



Sarasa-Mokuren is created by crossing Mokuren (Magnolia Quinquepeta)
and Haku-Mokuren. This is the first time in my life to hear the
name. The flower is mainly white and thin pink near the calyx. It
seems to bloom the season between Haku-Mokuren and Mokuren!